When a component manufacturer discontinues a particular component, it creates a ripple effect throughout the electronics assembly industry, leaving EMS …
POSTED April 10, 2012
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Maxim ensures supply with obsolescence program
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. is introducing an Obsolescence Mitigation (OM) Program to minimize the impact of IC obsolescence on long-term military/aerospace programs. The program ensures a future supply of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) plastic parts used in long-term mil/aero programs, said Maxim. …
POSTED August 4, 2011
America II Electronics has 600+ million caps in stock
Industry leaders partner to fight counterfeiting
A group of industry leaders in the electronics industry have launched the Hardware Intrinsic Security (HIS) initiative that will help combat the growing counterfeit problem in the supply chain. The group says counterfeits account for about 10 percent of electronic sales today, and drive down the average selling price (ASP) of genuine products. …
POSTED May 21, 2010
